Ibrahim Hassan

For the Ghanaian sprinter, see Ibrahim Hassan (athlete). For the Djiboutian long-distance runner, see Bouh Ibrahim. For the later Egyptian footballer, see Ibrahim Hassan (footballer, born 1991).

Ibrahim Hassan
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Hassan Hussein
Date of birth (1966-08-10) 10 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1975–1984 Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1990 Al Ahly 78 (14)
1990–1991 PAOK 24 (6)
1991–1992 Neuchâtel Xamax 13 (1)
1992–1999 Al Ahly 161 (24)
1999–2000 Al Ain
2000–2004 Zamalek 61 (12)
2004–2006 Al Masry 47 (4)
International career
1988–2002 Egypt 131 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
FIFA Arab Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Syria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Hassan Hussein (Arabic: إبراهيم حسن حسين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian football manager and former professional football player who played as a right back. He is currently the manager of the Egyptian national football team. Ibrahim Hassan has 131 caps for Egypt. His twin brother Hossam also played professional football, and they shared clubs for most of their extensive careers.[1][2]

Club career

Born in Cairo, Hassan played professionally for almost twenty years, in a career in which he shared teams with his sibling Hossam for its vast majority. He represented Al Ahly (twice), PAOK FC, Neuchâtel Xamax, Al Ain SCC, Zamalek SC and Al-Masry, even joining his twin in his overseas spells in Greece, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates. Hassan retired at almost 40 years of age, going on to have a spell as assistant manager with former team El-Masry, where his brother would also start his coaching career in 2008.[3] In 2010, after a brief spell as assistant manager with Zamalek, he became the club's director of football.

International career

Hassan played 131 games and scored 14 goals for Egypt over almost 20 years, as Hossam.[4] He appeared for the national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, helping it to two draws and a narrow 0–1 defeat against England. His brother was also an undisputed starter, as the pair became the first players from Africa to be selected to FIFA's Century Club. Hassan remains the only Egyptian footballer who made the FIFA world team selection (three times) and played in 1990 and 1999 against Bosnia and South Africa respectively.

Career statistics

International

Egypt national team[5]
Year Apps Goals
1988 16 3
1989 20 1
1990 15 0
1991 11 4
1992 4 0
1993 7 1
1994 6 0
1995 7 1
1996 3 1
1997 12 0
1998 0 0
1999 12 1
2000 11 0
2001 6 2
2002 1 0
Total 131 14

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

Al Ain

Zamalek

International

Egypt

See also

References

  1. ^ Smyth, Rob (4 August 2004). "Footballing Questions Answered". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  2. ^ The game's terrible twins; FIFA.com, 12 February 2010
  3. ^ "Hossam Hassan appointed as Al-Masri Coach". Yallakora. Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Ibrahim Hassan– Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ^ Ibrahim Hassan – Century of International Appearances